Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 174 Want to die? I won’t let you do that!
With the combined effects of his eloquence and the curse on the villain, the corpse driver told everything he knew.

After finishing his explanation, he lay on the ground, panting and making a request:
"Please, give me a quick death."

Shang Lu shook his head with a cold face and flatly refused: "The crimes you have committed are too numerous to list. You want to die happily? There is no such easy thing in the world!"

As the corpse driver looked desperate, Shang Lu called the jailer over and asked them to nail the funeral nails on the corpse driver again and put handcuffs and shackles on him.

Shang Lu put his hands behind his back and explained the arrangements for the corpse driver:

"According to our laws, you will be sentenced to death by flaying!
When your companions are arrested, I will join forces with the witch officials to hold a public trial for you. You will be cut into pieces and die in agony under the condemnation of the world!
After you die, we will chop off your heads and hang them on the city gates to warn evil spirits and ghosts so that they dare not mess around."

The look of despair on the corpse driver's face became even more intense.

He was not afraid of being cut into pieces, but he was afraid that after his death, his head would be chopped off and hung on the city gate for public display.

As a corpse driver, he is well versed in the techniques of raising and refining corpses.

Even his body had long been tempered by his witchcraft.

So he is not afraid of death.

Even if he died, he could use witchcraft to "resurrect" himself in the form of a corpse cultivator and become a "living dead."

Even if the head is chopped off, it’s no problem.

But if the head was hung on the city wall, it would be troublesome.

A corpse without a head is just an ordinary zombie without any special abilities. It is very difficult to climb up the city wall and find the head.

Not to mention, there must be county soldiers guarding the city wall.

The corpse is incomplete and the head and body cannot be put together. When the cock crows at dawn, the head will explode into bloody mud and the body will turn into corpse water.

Together with the soul, it was completely destroyed!
So at this moment, after hearing Shang Lu's words, the corpse driver was extremely terrified.

He struggled and shouted, "You can't do this, you can't do this! I answered your questions and I cooperated very well. You can't chop off my head and hang it on the city wall..."

Unfortunately, given the corpse driver's current weak condition, he is unable to break free from the hands of the jailer.

On the contrary, this aroused the anger of the prison boss and the jailers, who started beating and kicking him.

The corpse driver was not surprised but happy. He cursed at the jailers and wanted them to kill him accidentally.

However, these prison bosses and jailers are all very experienced and sensible.

Their beatings would only cause pain to the corpse driver but would not harm his life or even cause any injury.

Shang Lu heard something strange from the corpse driver's words.

"You're not afraid of death, but you're afraid of having your head chopped off and hung on the city wall?"

The corpse driver was stunned and immediately stopped talking.

But even though he didn't say it, Shang Lu guessed it:

“It seems that those of you who have been living with corpses for years have already refined your own bodies.

No wonder you keep wanting to die.

Death is not an end for you, but a new beginning.

Even if your head is chopped off, as long as it is buried with the body, you can be brought back to life.

But if your head is separated from your body and you can't find your head, your magic will be broken and you will die completely... Am I right?"

The corpse driver remained silent.

But from the horrified and desperate expression on his face, Shang Lu could conclude that his judgment was correct.

With a cold snort, Shang Lu ordered the jailer, "Keep an eye on him and report his situation to me every day. He is not allowed to die without my permission!"

"Yes!"

"Leader!"

The jailer and the gaolers all folded their hands and accepted the order.

Shang Lu turned his gaze to the corpse driver again: "You want your corpse to turn into a zombie, but I won't let you do that! After the execution, I will burn your bodies into ashes, and then let the witch officials lock up and kill your souls, completely cutting off the possibility of you turning into a zombie or a ghost!" When the corpse driver heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't hold it back any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He opened his bloody mouth and cursed like a demon: "You have such a cruel heart! You will not die a good death!"

When the prison boss and the jailers saw his appearance and heard his words, they all showed expressions of horror.

But Shanglu was not afraid at all.

He could always take down the corpse driver even when he was at his most powerful.

The corpse driver is extremely weak now, so why should he be afraid of the curse he casts?

If there really is some evil thing that corresponds to his curse and wants to come and deal with him, it would just be a good opportunity to increase his performance and help Uncle Huai gain weight.

He looked down at the corpse driver and said in a cold voice: "When you killed those innocent people and turned them into zombies and puppets, why didn't you think about your cruelty? I have to be more fierce and cruel to people like you! As for not dying a good death... Haha, I've died once, so I'm not afraid of dying again!"

After seeing the corpse driver being locked up again and the prison door closed, Shang Lu turned around and walked out of the prison.

The prison boss was beside him, his face full of admiration.

"Sir, County Lieutenant, I am completely convinced by you."

Shang Lu glanced at him sideways, not understanding what he was convinced of, but he didn't ask. He just said "hmm" softly, acting very unfathomable.

After leaving the prison, Shang Lu returned to the county lieutenant's office and asked Tu Bin to call a few squad leaders.

But he did not wait in the county lieutenant's office. Instead, he left the county office and rushed to the witch temple.

On the way, he took out the conch, filled it with water, and passed the information he had obtained from the corpse driver to Feng Boyuan.

When they arrived at the Witch Temple, Witch Officer Jiang had not returned yet. He said that he was still assisting Feng Boyuan and others in investigating the earth's veins and searching for the spies who dug up the tombs.

Fortunately, the other witch official named Cui is still in the witch temple in the Discipline Department.

Shang Lu immediately explained the latest information he had obtained from the interrogation to Cui Wuguan and Wuzhu.

After hearing this, both of them took a deep breath.

"These Chu spies are so cruel!"

When the witch thought of Luoshui County, which might very likely become a den of ghosts on earth, he couldn't help but feel creepy and cold all over.

Cui Wuguan knew more information and said solemnly:

"A few months ago, a zombie tidal wave did break out in the state of Zhu, destroying several counties and causing countless casualties.

In order to extinguish this tide of corpses, the Ju State suffered heavy losses. The Kaiming State took the opportunity to send troops and occupied several cities of the Ju State!
However, the state of Nazhu not only did not blame the Kaiming country for its invasion, but instead condemned our country for its unjust actions.

We have been wondering what was going on in the court of Zhu State, and now we finally know the reason.

It turned out that they had fallen into the trap of the Chu State's secret spies!
No wonder they flatly refused when we offered to help them and even deployed troops on the border..."

Then, Cui Wuguan said solemnly: "Shang County Lieutenant, please immediately send the yamen runners and county soldiers to search all the caravans entering Luoshui County. We must find the Badu and stop the Chu State's spies. We must not let Luoshui County become a den of ghosts on earth!"

Shang Lu said: "I was just about to send someone to do this. But I am worried that among these Chu State spies, there may be powerful people who are proficient in magic. They are not something that ordinary yamen runners and county soldiers can defeat."

"Your concerns are valid."

After a moment of hesitation, Witch Officer Cui said, "Tell the yamen runners and county soldiers to come to the Witch Temple before they set out. I will cast a spell on them and give them some witchcraft talismans and magic tools. At the same time, I will also send out spies to search with them. If there is any problem, I will rush to reinforce them immediately."

The witch also said that he would perform a ritual immediately to drive the ghost soldiers and demons to assist in the search.

He also took out some witchcraft talismans and asked Shang Lu to take them back and distribute them to the yamen runners and county soldiers.

These talismans can use the power of ghosts to help search for targets, transmit messages, and even protect lives.

"Thank you, witch officer, thank you, witch doctor."

Shang Lu achieved his goal and immediately bowed and said goodbye.

After returning to the county government, he immediately made arrangements to send out all the people he could to conduct a large-scale search and investigation in Luoshui County.

He also personally led a team of people out of the city to search for the enemy.

(End of this chapter)